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Titanic Feat: Cameron Reaches Ocean's Deepest Spot
The historic dive didn't reveal any strange life forms.
Bringing dinosaur tracks back to light
The 600 footprints from the Jurassic period displayed beneath a domed exhibit center at Dinosaur State Park tell only part of their story.
"The Art of Video Games" exhibit opens at Smithsonian
New exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum celebrates the evolution of video games
Take part in a live recording of our Science Weekly podcast at the Royal Institution - video
The Guardian's Science Weekly podcast will be recorded live at the Royal Institution in London at 7pm on Wednesday 28 March, with special guests, demonstrations and lots of audience participationAlok...
Where Vikings went, mice followed
YORK, England, March 19 (UPI) -- When Vikings spread across Europe and into the New World, researchers say, they took one unintended "guest" along on their journeys -- the...
Study reveals how monarch butterflies recolonize northern breeding range
Each year, millions of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) migrate from overwintering grounds in central Mexico to colonize eastern North America, but just how these delicate creatures manage to reach the...
What should be done about the disappearing wolves of Isle Royale?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The number of wolves at Isle Royale National Park has dipped to ninethe lowest number seen since Michigan Technological Universitys wolf-moose predator-prey study began 54 years ago. What...
Ticks found able to survive being subjected to electron microscopy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people know that ticks are rather hardy little creatures, killing them generally takes some severe bashing with a blunt object, or incineration in an open fire. But...
Was St. Patrick a slave-trading Roman official who fled to Ireland?
With St Patrick's Day upon us, a new study asks whether the saint fled his native Britain to escape a career as a Roman tax collector, only to arrive in...
Sharpest teeth in history found
The tiny teeth of a small, prehistoric fish are the sharpest that have ever been recorded, according to new research.
The history of life, the universe and everything - visualised | Datablog
How do you show everything that has ever happened? Everything. This visualisation takes the biggest of big data - the universe itself - and makes it manageableSimon Rogers
Poem of the week: Prints by Helen Tookey
Tookey grows people from the prehistoric footprints on Formby Beach in this powerful act of imaginative sympathy with the pastThis week's poem, "Prints" by Helen Tookey, has a fascinating setting. Formby Beach is...
T. rex's killer smile revealed
One of the most prominent features of life-size models of Tyrannosaurus rex is its fearsome array of flesh-ripping, bone-crushing teeth. New research shows that the T. rex’s front teeth gripped...
T’was rickts and TB what laid Tiny Tim low
Le Bonheur Professor Russell Chesney, M.D. believes he knows what was ailing Tiny Tim, the iconic character from Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Based on detailed descriptions...
British grave said to be early Christian
CAMBRIDGE, England, March 16 (UPI) -- An Anglo-Saxon grave uncovered near Cambridge in Britain could be one of the earliest examples of Christianity replacing paganism, archaeologists said.
St. Patrick's Day 2012: Facts, Myths, and Traditions
Was St. Patrick Irish? What's an authentic shamrock? Sort history from myth this St. Patrick's Day and celebrate true Irish heritage.
Man Looks for Missing Cat, Finds a Buried 'UFO'
A man searching for his lost cat finds what he thinks is a buried UFO.
Fashion Designer Carmen Marc Valvo Recieves 2012 Wistar Institute's President's Award
Carmen Marc Valvo, whose couture creations are synonymous with glamour and celebrity, is the 2012 recipient of The Wistar Institute President's Award.
Scientists decry Spanish cutbacks
Scientists decry Spanish cutbacksNature News , 16032012 doi: 10.1038/nature.2012.10242Michele CatanzaroStrategy risks brain drain, warns open letter.
Ancient ‘Iceman’ mummy traces ancestry from Alps to Mediterranean
The Iceman mummy, also known as Otzi, is about 5,300 years old. Scientists studying his body since his discovery in the Italian Alps in 1991 have learned many things, including...
Semitic Museum director wins book prize
“Ashkelon 3: The Seventh Century B.C.,” a publication co-written by Semitic Museum Director Lawrence Stager, has won the Irene Levi-Sala Book Prize, which encourages and rewards high-quality publications, both scholarly...
Man Skydives Out Of Capsule At 71,581 Feet | Video
Felix Baumgartner dove out of a Red Bull Stratos sponsored 'space capsule' that was attached to a helium balloon on March 15, 2012 in preparation for a dive from 120,000...
Glass from the past informs decisions for the future
A new investment at the Department of Energys EMSL is now being used in an international effort to study 1,800-year-old pieces of glass from a Roman shipwreck and ruin. The...
Mary Rose ship skeletons studied
Bones of archers from the wreck of the Mary Rose are analysed
Technical row over 'F-duct' Formula One wing
Red Bull chief Christian Horner Friday said Formula One teams would be forced to copy Mercedes' new rear wing design after it was cleared by officials in the year's first...
Isle Royale wolves may go extinct
Isle Royale National Park's gray wolves, one of the world's most closely monitored predator populations, are at their lowest ebb in more than a half-century and could die out within...
From Anonymous to shuttered websites, the evolution of online protest
Whether scholars or anarchists, protestors are availing themselves of new mediums and techniques to voice their dissent.
Expert Available to Talk About DNA Forensics, Cases Making Headlines
An internationally recognized expert and consultant in DNA forensics, Dr. Greg Hampikian played a crucial, high-profile role in the exoneration last October of Amanda Knox. He is available to discuss...